Tuesday, April 27, 2010

"The peoples of the world will hear him [the Pope] gladly, but the rulers see in him a superior and will not brook it. They cannot subdue him, and they will not be subject to his voice. They are therefore in perpetual conflict with him. But whoever fought against him and has prospered? Kings have carried him captive, and princes have betrayed him; but, one by one, they have passed away, and he still abides. Their end has been so tragically explicit that all men may read its meaning. And yet kings and princes will not learn, nor be wise. They rush against the rock, and perish. The world sees their ruin, but will not see the reason. The faithful read in the ruin of all who lay hands on the Vicar of Christ the warning of the Psalmist, 'Nolite tangere Christos meos;' and of our Lord Himself, 'Whosoever shall fall on the stone, shall be broken, but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder" [Matthew 21:44].

Pray the St. Michael Prayer each day that through his heavenly intercession the Catholic identity of Brussels, Belgium, might me saved.

Since 1958 Brussels has been the seat of what became in 1992 the European Union and the city is now crawling with Arab nationals and has the highest crime rate of any European capital. Meanwhile, the E.U. continues to ask for more and more abortion on demand.

Tourist brochures for the city advertise Brussels as a place which has always been characterised by "tolerance" and is open and welcoming to the "new" Europe "still" under construction.

Good news: the blessed statue of St. Michael felling the devil still reigns above the city.

The son of the Count of Leuven (1041-1063) who was the landowner of the county of Brussels is said to have been saved from sure death by St. Michael and in recognition of this he proclaimed Michael the patron saint of the city. Since 1455 the copper statue of St. Michael, with a cross atop his helmet and atop the devil with his sword has decorated the spire of the town hall as seen here.